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Newspaper
The Bowbells Tribune
Location
Bowbells, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
6
Notable events span deaths and appointments with Gen John W Clone and other officials noted. Mourning figures include Mrs Ella Bedell and author Major works. numerous fires and accidents across the country are reported, including dockside losses and mine disasters.
Mrs Frederick T Rustin spoke from Omaha on September 6 about her husband Dr. Austin's murder on their front porch. She described carrying him inside to safety and said there was no truth to reports of marital trouble, urging justice and police cooperation.
A forest fire within half a mile of Deadwood rages and threatens the city as crews battle the flames all day. The dry country fuels spread as fires flare near the gulch and town, with previous days seeing several similar blazes caused by carelessness.
Three men led by Game Wardon Lou Wilson brought forty six prisoners into Wallace Idaho on charges of dynamiting fish in the Coeur d Alene river. The town mobilized to guard the accused as they were taken to the county jail.
Roy Young, a 15 year old defendant, admitted burglary arson and riot charges in a Springfield Wisconsin race violence case. Judge Creichton sentenced him to Pontiac Reformatory.
Edward Downing aged ninety two or near died by hanging in a Draper area barn yesterday. Local records indicate melancholia and spells of melancholy preceding the tragedy. Police and physicians were summoned to the scene. no further details released.
Alf Nystrander bound over for trial after alleged assault with a knife on Gistence Laugfeldt and John Cooper in Yankton on September 6. Details per local report.
In Badejos Portugal the Portuguese steamer Luiza broke on rocks in a heavy sea off Figuera de For and fifty crew members drowned within sight of their frantic families on shore. Rescue boats could not reach the vessel, and hundreds gathered on the coast to witness the disaster.
Orville Wright conducted another flight at Fort Myer Virginia recording a four minute fifteen second run. He encircled the field five times and landed in front of the tent housing the machine with the airplane under his control. The wind was three and three fifths miles per hour and the craft reached about thirty five miles per hour at a height of thirty feet.
Victor G. Bloede president of the Victor G. Bloede Co of Baltimore and Edwin Van Dyck admit conspiracy to defraud the government over supplying contracts with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Bloede is fined 55000, paid immediately. Van Dyck to be tried later.
Dispatches from Niigata report a major blaze in the Jobico province destroying 4,009 houses. The tragedy leaves many homeless and destitute with the government offering aid to the affected residents.
Nic Artz, assistant at a Virginia candy store, attempted suicide in Duluth yesterday after opposing his brother’s marriage. He is hospitalized and not expected to recover fully.
Latest price quotes from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee and Sioux City plus South St Paul cattle hog and sheep markets. Highlights include wheat at 1.01 to 1.08 per bushel and corn around 7 3 4 to 7 6 8 cents with mixed cattle hog and lamb prices across centers.
A large barn owned by Hon A P Peterson in Cokato Minnesota burned to the ground last night before firefighters arrived. A team of horses and some farming implements were lost in the blaze. The cause is unknown.
Fire yesterday in Montreal caused an estimated 120000 to 130000 dollars in property loss. The blaze started near the village of St Paul about twenty miles from the city, and immediate efforts prevented further damage.
Fire gutted a lodging house owned by H. T. Dollot and run by W. L. Baker in Minot. Rain and the last effort of local firemen prevented a larger disaster as laborers fled with little clothing and a Indigenous woman lost about 400 in bead work and cash.
Burglars entered Gordon Bros. on First Street and the Vebbest confectionery at First and Reishus last week, taking about 1000 in cash and clothing and cigars. The two stores, adjacent to busy blocks, were entered through rear doors with minimal disturbance to nearby businesses. Fire followed later, gutting a two story frame building, with losses totaling thousands and causing extensive smoke damage. A lamp overturned by a roomer is the most commonly cited cause of the blaze.
West hotel proprietor Wells of Drake is critically stabbed in a pool room fight over a forty cent debt. Freece, a carpenter, is alleged to have stabbed Wells and is jailed by Deputy Sheriff Leberg of Velva en route to Towner. Weiss, the other victim, remains unable to speak or move as doctors fear his recovery.
A storm struck Voltaire destroying an elevator three cars and 1000 bushels of grain. The Crystal Farmers Elevator Co of Crystal owned the facility. loss neared 10 000 dollars as care and stacks burned. Agent H C Bunde moved cars to save remaining grain. Suspected lightning caused the blaze. further fires damaged hay stacks northeast of Balfour the same evening.
John Hoaglin was arrested in Granville charged with forgery for raising the wind by cashing two checks totaling 38.75. Charles Shipman, living nine aisles south west of Granville, warned merchants not to cash further checks. Initial findings show Hoaglin had already cashed both checks at Granville Drug Company and M Nelson.
G L Bickford republican candidate for state treasurer pleaded guilty before Judge Davis in Minot to violating state game laws. He was fined ten dollars plus eighty dollars costs and accompanied by A L Doe who also faced fines ten dollars and fifteen dollars in Bowbells. Fred Andrews of Bowbells stood with them as the case noted a lenient stance by authorities.
Governor Burke warns of defect in the constitution amendment process that would invalidate municipal bonds for a water works project. Towner Velva Hatton face possible mandamus action to force payment or risk a year without funds as the amendment was not properly advertised.
A Whiteshore Texas Baptist clergyman Rev G M Gray recounts four years of continuous kidney pain and reports relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He yields his name for public benefit, noting the pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In a brief humorous exchange a romantic woman asks if Cumrox’s daughter’s marriage was love at first sight. He concedes yes, then quips that now it is a case of draw at sight as he glances from his check book.
Northwestern inventors received several patent grants reported by Lothrop and Johnson. Names include Eckstrom Cromwell Minn tool tray and automatic belt guide by Ingebo Veblen SD. Others list Koch Dewey SD buckle and Smith St Paul plane action and Tessier Antler ND car coupling.
A late night exchange recalls a long lapse before an operator’s voice travels to callers. Mrs. Newrich, once a telephone operator, asks for a number as the echo reacts to the signal. The scene highlights the quirks of early communications and the human need to reach out.
A druggist touts Marine Re as a remedy for feverish symptoms and eye discomfort. The ad claims the product soothes eye pain and is marketed at a price of 0c.
In Cherbourg fishermen and fishwives rallied at the market to protest a police inspector overbearing bylaw enforcement and a string of petty complaints. The market emptied as the crowd halted trade until municipal authorities removed the inspector, ending the strike that deprived 75,000 residents of fish.
A reader testifies that Grape-Nuts nourishes both mother and baby after childbirth. She credits the cereal with rebuilding strength and enabling nursing while she performs daily tasks. The ad highlights whole wheat and barley, long baking, and essential minerals for brain and nerve development.
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